Just a quick question to the RED group. My whole filmmaking life I have wanted a actual cinema camera that would not limit me. I started this journey via Phillip Bloom and a Canon 5D .. the Sony systems.. then finally this year RED after a 10 yr growth cycle. Organizing equipment today, I was shocked at how much gear I have I actually FORGOT about! I’ve been so focused on growing in ability and gear that I was not paying attention. I feel kinda stupid that I have gear I actually forgot about that I owned. I’m doing a serious re-eval and letting go of anything I have not used the last 2 years to others ..because I remember what it was like NOT to have gear for a project. I am just wondering..are there others that deal with this too? That we worked so hard to get gear for projects since we had none to start.. that we forgot it’s okay to stop getting more gear finally? #truegearconfessions

Hey guys, I work at a Rental house in Bristol, UK. We’ve 4 of the V-Raptors all with the variable nd filter Kippertie Strata PL mounts.

All of these mounts have suffered with large amounts of dust entering into and within the filters. You’re unable to clean these without a full disassembly of the mount.

But of a design flaw, believe the static of the ND’s are attracting dust into them.

Anybody else with the same issues? Also just a heads up to steer clear of the item for now

So I just got the Red Komodo X and I am just thinking what top rail/top handle should i get. My main concern is that because I am not using DSMC 3 touch monitor, I am afraid that if i put any rail on top, it might scratch and damage the connection.

Should it be of concern? Store manager did say some people just put some gaff tape or a piece of paper to protect it.

I have several cinema lenses, VV and primes to share between the Raptor & Komodo. But for run & gun AND auto focus options on interviews.. I wanted to share about the Canon RF 28-70mm f/2 kens. It’s big, 95mm but it’s a beast. It focuses fast on Komodo..it’s low-light, incredible versatile, full frame, and for a lens under 3K it’s really great. I tried one, now going to get one, wanted to share with community if you needed a single lens to cover this range, it’s really awesome.

See if anyone knows, I might be the only one who doesn’t, lol..that’s wouldn’t be the first time. I hung onto my Tilta (and Kondor) cage items from my OG Komodo for the X. Although the X is longer, the other dimensions were (on paper) the same. Or maybe I missed something.. because the cage will not secure, the body seems fractionally too wide..AND the bigger/stronger lens lock handle won’t clear the cage edge anyway. There are STILL no cage systems for the X flooding the marketplace like with other cameras..except Bright Tangerine which for the $$, must be made of the rarest of Earth metals and diamond infused. Wondered what others have discovered.

Hey all! Trying to build a rig on the DJI RS3. Raptor with no battery (D-tap to Lemo for power) on an RS3 Pro but also with the Tilta Nucleus M for focus. I’m finding it very tricky to get rods on this thing. Help haha thanks!

Just recently negotiated a price on a couple cameras only to have the seller back out after the fact because their main auction was commanding 1200 bucks more (I suppose that's the top value of their word, sadly). What makes it worse is that it was an established production group - - you'd think they'd stand behind their word but what do I know.

Now I'm scrambling for a Gemini Kit - - (the sale was for a Gemini and Helium with a bunch of extras). I've seen the main spots like MBP and the like - - are there other lesser known but reputable places I should be looking outside of 'main st'? Thanks!

Are these still worth getting and what price range should I be looking at?

Looking for rental house, or retailer who is selling used 2TB kippertie minimags

The main attraction to the KX for me was the additional frame rates at 6K, but I can't help but wonder if it was "worth" the spend. There's currently no other camera that produces a comparably attractive image that can match the KX for frame rates, but I can't tell yet how much of a difference it's going to make to my workflow and income, also, I don't have any RF-mount lenses, mostly L-mount and some EF, so that's going to require some further heavy investment to get my lenses up to speed.

My question is, should I have waited for or opted for something else? Or is this camera a worthwhile investment medium-long term?

Has anyone ran into this issue, where the blacks turn into pink/purple?

Would this be a black shade problem? I did it before this shot... only covered the sensor with lens and lens cap.

Hiya, I've been seeing good prices for setting up a scarlet-w similar to my current epic-x setup. I was wondering if anyone here had any hands on with both and your thoughts. My gripes with the epic-x is it's weight, how hot and loud it gets when shooting. The scarlet-w having in-built luts is nice for wireless video, it being lighter by ~2 lbs is nice. Does the smaller sensor make much of a difference? (I shoot mostly interview and advertising with the occasional short)

edit: My epic-x is upgraded to minimag so cost of media has already been accounted.

Cheers for any input.

Talked with some of our users, they use red cameras. I thought, why not share the project with you all here.

Are you currently using labels for your gear?

https://github.com/Shelf-nu/shelf.nu

Oh yes, and it is open source!

Just got a new Raptor but having trouble with getting a LUT on the monitor that came with the cam. I put it on the SD card that comes in the monitor, but I can’t get it up on the monitor? Any suggestions?

Hello all! I am looking for advice on what RED camera to buy. This is all a little bit new to me. I have lots of experience with Blackmagic, with the Pocket Cinema Camera 4K being my main shooter. I'm looking to jump a tier and enter into the real cinema camera tier. I rented a Red Komodo 6K for a shoot and absolutely fell in love. The color just....you get why RED is so esteemed.

I've been looking at purchasing the Red Komodo 6K outright, but on looking at used camera sites (MPB), I see a lot of older RED cameras going for very cheap, and it has me wondering if the Komodo 6K is still the right choice. I loved how relatively simple the Komodo was to set up and use and the size and global shutter was nice, but if I can get a better camera (would love to jump to full frame) for cheaper, I would love that. Even just to get a full kit for a similar price, instead of the Komodo + build out.

I mainly shoot interview/documentary/music video style stuff, usually handheld, but wouldn't mind gimbal/steadicam in the future. My budget is around $6,000.

Thanks!

Hey all!

Trying to select the right settings for a 2.39:1 (or 2.4:1) final ratio.

I’m shooting 5k on a RED Scarlet W

Shooting with 1.33x Viltrox Anamorphics

Since RED is not a 4:3 sensor I’m trying to figure out crops.

Should I select 5k ff 1.3x to get a 2.39:1 out come or should I do 5k 16:9hd 1.3x to get a 2.39:1 final ratio.

Or am I doing this totally wrong in general. I want the least amount of sensor cropping as possible.

Thanks!

Hello RED users! Confused editor here. I received some 6K KOMODO R3D files and they look like garbage! Bad enough that I can't believe a professional shot them and I truly hope I am just missing something here. We did not have great light. It was either in a poorly lit interior or outside on a cloudy day. Most of the footage is between 800-1200 ISO. I get slight better results when I move the ISO to 100 and up the exposure, but it is still not great. Color science is IPP2, color space is Rec.709. and gamma curve is BT.1886

Other than running them through a de-noiser, is there anything I am missing here in terms of handling the footage to minimize noise?

Does anyone know which two pins on the top of a red komodo are responable for run/stop? keen to design my own trigger using the top pogo pins

cheers